Platyptilia celidotus

Platyptilia celidotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Platyptilia
Species:	P. celidotus
Binomial name
	Platyptilia celidotus; (Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
	Lioptilus celidotusMeyrick, 1885 ; Stenoptilia celidota(Meyrick, 1885) ; Platyptilia celidota(Meyrick, 1885) ;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Platyptilia celidotus is a species of moth in the family Pterophoroidea.^[1] This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885 and named Lioptilus celidotus.^[2] It has been found in both New Zealand and Australia.^[3]

References

↑ "Platyptilia celidota (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
↑ Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
↑ "Platyptilia celidotus". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2018-07-20.

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[NZOR-1] "Platyptilia celidota (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[3] "Platyptilia celidotus". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2018-07-20.

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